Why the Welsh Liberal Democrats want to trial Universal Basic Income in Wales

Why the Welsh Liberal Democrats want to trial Universal Basic Income in Wales

Welsh Liberal Democrats leader Jane Dodds Jane Dodds, Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats

In November 2018, the UN Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights reported that the United Kingdom, the world’s 5th richest nation, had 14 million people living in poverty.

In Wales, like the rest of the UK, we are seeing increasing homelessness and food bank use.We need to look for progressive solutions and to continue to oppose government policies that demonise the poor.One possible solution is Universal Basic Income (UBI), an idea that has been the subject of much debate across the political spectrum, including within […]

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